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Women & Infant Health at Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA

For expecting parents, our classes are offered in both English and Spanish and cover all the basics, from what to expect during childbirth to infant safety.

Our Nurse-Family Partnership provides free maternal and childhood health education for first-time moms to help them through their pregnancy.

5 Pregnancy Tips from a Pregnant Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist
by Anita Vandenberg (PT)
The number 1 statement I hear from my postpartum clients is "Why did no one tell me this when I was pregnant?" As a pelvic floor physiotherapist I feel privileged to work with women during pregnancy and postpartum stages of life on a daily basis. Some women come in due to issues they are currently experiencing such as incontinence , pelvic pain, prolapse or diastasis (abdominal separation) while others come…

March 12, 2015: During pregnancy and childbirth, a woman's body goes through profound changes, and failure to respect those changes, even as athletes, can result in potential problems.

The surgeries could ultimately allow thousands of women without a uterus to give birth in the future

Virginia Bowen, PhD1,2; John Su, MD, PhD3; Elizabeth Torrone, PhD2; Sarah Kidd, MD2; Hillard Weinstock, MD2
Congenital syphilis (CS) occurs when a mother infected with syphilis transmits the infection to her child during pregnancy. CS can cause severe illness, miscarriage, stillbirth, and early infant death. However, among pregnant women with syphilis who deliver after 20 weeks gestation, maternal treatment with penicillin is 98% effective at preventing…

What do chiropractic and pregnancy have in common? This post outlines the benefits of chiropractic care while pregnant - and the potential dangers without!

But doctors often leave them out of the conversation.

(KUTV) Getting sick while pregnant is stressful enough, not to mention having to worry about whether or not taking medication may be harmful to your baby. We explain what's safe to take and what you need to stay away from if you're expecting.General Aches

(KUTV) If you’ve made the decision to get pregnant, congrats!However, there are a few things to do and consider before having a baby.“You want to give your baby the best start in the world, and while we get excited about things like baby clothes and baby g

Sore breasts, back pain, heightened sense of smell and more early signs of pregnancy. 

Here are six summer pregnancy survival tips to help you stay cool and comfortable during the hot weather season.

New research suggests that including mindfulness skills in childbirth education can help first-time mothers cope with fears about the pain of labor.

For some crazy reason, it’s one thing to see a positive pregnancy test, and a whole other mind-bend to come to grips with the idea of actually having a baby — who’ll grow into a tot, then a child, then a tween, teen, and then a real-deal person!
I know for sure that when my first pregna…

Pregnancy might seem like the perfect time to sit back and relax. You may feel more tired than usual, your [...]

A missed period isn't the only way to tell if you're pregnant. Eight signs you may have a bun in the oven

When my husband and I decided that we were ready to start trying for baby #2 it was all excitement. We thought about how wonderful it would be for our son to have a sibling and that another child would complete our family.

When it comes to having babies, couples are overwhelmed with endless questions and concerns about the road they’re about to travel
What if I can’t get pregnant?
What if it takes too long?
What if it happens too quickly?
What if I have twins?
The list goes on and on. Many of the concerns are brought up by well-meaning friends or family members who heard something from someone they once talked to about trying to get pregnant, and it only accentuates the concern.…